I Look In The Mirror Poem by ObiGod Chidi CC

I LOOK IN THE MIRROR
I,
Looked in the mirror to see-
And saw the disappointed ghost of my gran,
Gnashed his teeth at his moss infested gong
On naked altar that begged for bloody coins;
The prodigal son cremated in a fiery kirk,
Buried his deitious name with its nemesis,
Raised white base on superstitious rubbles.
And he,
Looked but the mirror has bowed to the wall.


I,
Looked in the mirror to see
My good father's unwrinkled face
Smiling back at me for painting him
Proud and wealthy in patriachal monuments
Like Isaac behind the spectacles of Abraham.
The hero is finally capped on scarless bloodline.
Suits for rags as success absorbed his mistakes.
And he,
Sees the cat has metamorphosed into a lion.


I,
Look in the mirror to see -
Myself, proud of the boy I were, that admired
The man I am, and the man I aspired,
I see my scars has become ranks of stars.
Tests stressing my best; dressing in blessings
I smile from a mile on the piles of good tiles,
As past prophecies agree with future reflections.
And I,
See the king enthroned in the kid.


I,
Look in the mirror to see -
Upward goggle gaze of my curious son,
Who repeats after me, so I act carefully for
He's who I was that's becoming who I am;
The eaglet that grows beards like wings
To shoot exploits from my retired altitude.
What a lucky cub crowned with victory early.
And he,
Sees the successor of his great predecessor.

©18-03-2016.